Muhammad Rafi Usmani
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Muhammad Rafi Uthmani is the renowned religious authority in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
. He is serving as the crrent Grand Mufti
of Pakistan and President of Darul Uloom Karachi. He is the son of the late Mufti Muhammad Shafi
Uthmani, the founder of Darul Ulum Karachi. He is recognized for his knowledge in fiqh
, hadith
, and tafsir
. He has authored a large number of books in Urdu, as well as some notable treatises in Arabic. He is the brother of another notable Islamic scholar, Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani
and Maulana Wali Razi. Mufti Sahab is also a member of Jamiatul Ulama USA.
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. He is serving as the crrent Grand Mufti
Grand Mufti
The title of Grand Mufti refers to the highest official of religious law in a Sunni or Ibadi Muslim country. The Grand Mufti issues legal opinions and edicts, fatwā, on interpretations of Islamic law for private clients or to assist judges in deciding cases...
of Pakistan and President of Darul Uloom Karachi. He is the son of the late Mufti Muhammad Shafi
Mufti Muhammad Shafi
Maulana Mufti Muhammad Shafi‘ was a Hanafi Islamic scholar from India. During his life he served as the grand Mufti of India and later Pakistan as well.-Biography:...
Uthmani, the founder of Darul Ulum Karachi. He is recognized for his knowledge in fiqh
Fiqh
Fiqh is Islamic jurisprudence. Fiqh is an expansion of the code of conduct expounded in the Quran, often supplemented by tradition and implemented by the rulings and interpretations of Islamic jurists....
, hadith
Hadith
The term Hadīth is used to denote a saying or an act or tacit approval or criticism ascribed either validly or invalidly to the Islamic prophet Muhammad....
, and tafsir
Tafsir
Tafseer is the Arabic word for exegesis or commentary, usually of the Qur'an. Ta'wīl is a subset of tafsir and refers to esoteric or mystical interpretation. An author of tafsir is a mufassir .- Etymology :...
. He has authored a large number of books in Urdu, as well as some notable treatises in Arabic. He is the brother of another notable Islamic scholar, Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
Muhammad Taqi Usmani is a Hanafi Islamic scholar from Pakistan who was born in 1943. He served as a judge on the Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan from 1981 to 1982 and the Shari'a Appellate Bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan from 1982 to 2002. He is an expert in the fields of Islamic...
and Maulana Wali Razi. Mufti Sahab is also a member of Jamiatul Ulama USA.